FAIRBORN – The Highland Scots made history in 2019. They just came up one game short of the ultimate prize. The Scots fell to top-ranked Middletown Bishop Fenwick on Saturday […]
Grant Pepper, Staff Reporter
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Highland advances to state title game in five-set thriller
FAIRBORN – Hold the rope. It’s been the go-to saying all year for the Highland volleyball team, introduced by coach Rob Terrill as a metaphor for maintaining trust and unity, […]
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Tygers use hot start, big plays to outpace Yellow Jackets
MOUNT VERNON – Coming into Friday night’s game against Mansfield Senior, Mount Vernon head coach Mike Kerr said his team would need to limit the Tygers’ big plays if it […]
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Game of the Week: Mount Vernon vs. Mansfield Senior
MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon (5-3, 2-2 OCC) will look to send its 17 seniors off in style when it hosts Mansfield Senior (7-1, 3-1) on Friday night. It will […]
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Woodward Opera House collects prestigious state award
MOUNT VERNON – The Woodward Opera House earned statewide recognition on Saturday as a symbol of first-class historical preservation. The Woodward was among five projects to receive the Preservation Merit […]
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‘They can’t tell you no’: An interview with Riley Kemmer, Highland’s kicker and Homecoming Queen
SPARTA – As far as statistics go, Highland senior Riley Kemmer is an anomaly. Girls made up less than one percent of all high school football players in the U.S. […]
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Grand jury indicts longtime MVNU volleyball coach for alleged sex crime
MOUNT VERNON — A Knox County grand jury Monday indicted a longtime Mount Vernon Nazarene University volleyball coach, charging him with sexually victimizing an 88-year-old nursing home resident. Paul Swanson, […]